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https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24713
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1210
- Description
- Rectangular metal container with two small D shaped handles welded on opposite sides of the rim. Orange paper label has three handwritten Chinese characters.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Chinese characters on label, which literally translate to mean "ground" "ripe grain" "root". When adjusted for English translation, "Root of Twelve stamen Melastoma Dodecandrum Lour". Uses in Chinese medicine: Bitter, slightly sweet, neutral. For liver, spleen and lung meridians. Action: Promote blood circulation, stop bleeding, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity. Indications: Scrofula, toothache, dysentery, leucorrhea, uterine bleeding, abdominal pain after delivery, dysmenorrhea."
- Measurements
- 25cm height x 17cm width x 15cm depth